Binghamton Senators forward Corey Cowick has become a fan favorite in his four seasons with the team, and he continues to endear himself to the community even after the season ended.

The Ottawa native along with family members and other members of his Cowick Fights for a Cure Relay for Life team will conclude their campaign today at Broome Community College’s Relay for Life event.

The event begins at 6 p.m. concludes Saturday morning with a closing ceremony at 10 a.m. Cowick and his Relay for Life teammates will be present at the event through its entirety and will keep a participant on the track for the duration of the relay, according to the Binghamton Senators.

Fans still have a chance to donate on behalf of Cowick Fights for a Cure by visiting his team’s official page here. Cowick Fights for a Cure t-shirts will be available to purchase for $20 each as well as autographed B-Sens hats for just $10.

MINSK, BELARUS – MAY 19: Stephane Da Costa, center with cage, is swarmed by teammates after his goal during the 2014 IIHF World Championship between France and Denmark. (Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty Images)

Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Pierre Dorion said Tuesday the organization already has a contract offer out to restricted free agent forward Stephane Da Costa, but they will have competition.

“For sure we’re looking to sign him,” Dorion said on In the Box on TSN 1280 in Ottawa with hosts Jason York and Steve Lloyd. “We think Steph’s a part of our future. He’s showed in spurts that he’s a good NHL player.

“We’d like to keep him but it has to make sense for both parties. It’s no secret that the KHL is offering him big money and it’s up to Steph if he wants to pursue his NHL dream or not. I think we’ve made a very fair offer. (Ottawa general manager Brian Murray) feels that way, I feel that way, I think his agent feels it’s a fair offer and we’ll just see where we go from there.”

Dorion would not divulge if the offer was a one-way contract.

Da Costa is coming off his best season as a professional. He started by making the Ottawa roster out of training camp in September. He didn’t stick around long, but did end up making an impact with the Binghamton Senators. He earned the B-Sens’ Most Valuable Player Award, finishing second on the team with 58 points (18 goals, 40 assists) in 56 games. He missed several games with a serious broken nose that required plastic surgery to fix.

Da Costa has kept up his solid play for France at the hockey world championships in Minsk, Belarus. The 24-year-old center is second among all players in goals (six) and tied for third in total points with nine. Other players with nine points include Washington superstar Alex Ovechkin of Russia and rookie defenseman Seth Jones of the Unites States.

Dorion made the comments on Da Costa after being asked a general question about the restricted free agency statuses of Da Costa, B-Sens leading scorer Mike Hoffman, defenseman Eric Gryba, and goalie Robin Lehner.

Gryba and Lehner spent the entire 2013-14 seasons in Ottawa.

“I’ve had talks with all four of those guys’ agents as recently as yesterday,” Dorion said. “We’d like to get something done sooner than later. Sometimes agents like to drag it on but they’re four guys who hopefully by draft time we’ll have locked up. But If it’s a day before camp it’s no big deal. It’s always negotiations tactics and trying to do their best. Telling Bryan (Murray) everyday that I’m talking to these guys but I think all four will have certain types of contracts.”

Dorion on Lehner’s negotiations: “There are a few different scenarios. We made two types of offers to Robin without getting into too many details. They came back with three types of offers. It’s not a contract that will be done tomorrow.”

Dorion is at the Memorial Cup in London, Ontario, scouting and watching Ottawa’s 2013 first-round pick Curtis LAzar, who plays later tonight when his Edmonton Oil Kings, the WHL champion, take on Val-d’Or Foreurs, the QMJHL champion.

Dorion said Lazar’s played well in the tournament, but thinks his best effort will come tonight.

“I think this tournament he has been good. I wouldn’t call it great so far,” Dorion said. “I wouldn’t call it to the level how he played at the world juniors when he pretty much took the team on his back. Or how he played in the playoffs. We can expect a lot of big things from Curtis in probably the next 10-15 years with us.”

Another potential future B-Sens player Dorion talked about during the interview was Ben Harpur, a 6-foot-6 defenseman playing for Guelph in the OHL. He was a fourth-round pick in 2013.

“He’s a big guy,” Dorion said. “He skates well for his size. He’s got good instincts, he’s got a good stick, he makes a good first outlet pass. Where ne needs imprioving he needs to bear down, be a bit more present, more physical for a bigger man but he’ll be a good defensive defenseman for us down the road.”

With only five picks coming up in the draft, Dorion said the Senators have a good idea for what their plan will be.

The B-Sens have just two former players currently playing in the NHL playoffs.

Jakob Silfverberg, Anaheim: The second-year pro has two goals and a minus-2 rating in 11 playoff games entering Wednesday. Silfverberg, who began the 2012-13 season with Binghamton (13 goals and 16 assists in 34 games) and was traded to Anaheim in the offseason, finished the regular season with 10 goals and 23 points in 52 games for the Ducks.

Peter Regin with Binghamton in December 2008.

Peter Regin, Chicago: The 28-year-old has only dressed in two playoff games and has no points with a plus-1 rating. Regin was dealt by the Islanders at the trading deadline. He had seven points (2-5) in 44 games with the Islanders and four points (2-2) in 17 games with the Blackhawsk in the regular season. Regin scored 47 points (18-29) and was a plus-15 in 56 games with the B-Sens in 2008-09.

World Championships

Stephane Da Costa, France: Da Costa is a restricted free agent with Ottawa and is coming off his best pro season with Binghamton. He has two goals in three games for France, which has already won two games. His brother, Teddy, has two assists in three games.

Kaspars Daugavins, Latvia: The forward has a goal and two assists with a plus-4 rating in three games. He played this season in Switzerland with Geneve Servette, logging 44 points (18-26) in 44 games. Daugavins was a fan favorite for the B-Sens, whom he spent parts of six seasons with. Daugavins scored 48 goals and had 64 assists in 189 games.

MINSK, BELARUS – MAY 09: Stephane Da Costa of France celebrates his second goal during the 2014 IIHF World Championship between France and Canada at Chizhovka Arena on May 9, 2014 in Minsk, Belarus. (Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty Images)

Binghamton Senators forward Stephane Da Costa just completed his most successful professional season and is continuing to produce for France at the World Championships in Belarus.

Da Costa and the French began the tournament with a huge upset, defeating Canada 3-2 in a shootout last week. Da Costa scored both regulation goals as France beat Canada for the second time in 10 total meetings at the world championships. Their other win came in 2005.

Da Costa gave France a 1-0 lead late in the first period and later tied the score at 2 with 7:35 remaining in regulation. Former National Hockey League goaltender Cristobal Huet stopped 36 shots to earn the win. Da Costa had an attempt in the shootout but lost the puck.

France’s Stephane Da Costa, center, celebrates with his teammates after scoring against Canada during their Group A preliminary round match at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, May 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

The French are currently fourth out of eight teams in Group A. France’s highest finish int he tournament was sixth in 1930. It finished 13th last season. Da Costa is one of two players on the French roster under contract to National Hockey League organizations – Dallas’ Antoine Roussel is the other.

Da Costa was voted the Binghamton Senators’ Most Valuable Players this season as he scored a career-high 58 points (18 goals, 40 assists) in 56 games. He added four points (2-2) in four playoff games before the B-Sens were eliminated by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Da Costa began the season in Ottawa, playing in four games before being sent down to Binghamton on Oct. 18. On Jan. 20 he was called up and remained in Ottawa until February 7. He played in 12 games total, recording three goals and one assist

Coming off his best regular season as a professional, Johnson City native Jerry D’Amigo has kept up his solid play in the playoffs for the Toronto Marlies.

Through Wednesday, D’Amigo currently leads the American Hockey League in playoff points with five (2 goals, 3 assists) as the Marlies hold a 2-0 first-round series lead on the Milwaukee Admirals.

D’Amigo, who is a restricted free agent after the season, scored a goal and assisted on the winner in a 6-2 victory in Game 1, and then added a goal and two assists in a 5-2 victory in Game 2.

He also leads the AHL playoffs in plus/minus (plus-5). The MArlies host Milwaukee in Game 3 on Thursday.

D’Amigo has been a solid playoff performer in the AHL, scoring 27 points (11-16) in 28 games in three seasons.

He scored a career-high 20 goals and added 13 assists in 51 games with the Marlies this season. He also had a goal and two assists in 22 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, his first appearances in the National Hockey League.

Mark Stone scored a goal and had three assists for the Binghamton Senators on Saturday night.

One of the lone bright spots from the B-Sens’ first-round exit in three games to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins last year was the play of forward Mark Stone, who had a point in each game.

The second-year pro continues to be a presence in the playoffs this season. After many close chances on Friday, Stone erupted for a goal and three assists in Saturday’s crucial victory.

Stone has seven points (2 goals-5 assists) in five career AHL playoff games. He also has an assist in two career National Hockey League playoff contests.

Stone has had issues staying healthy through his first two professional season, but when he plays he has been productive. He tied for the B-Sens lead with 38 points (15-23) in the 2012-13 season in 54 games.

His second season has been even more productive. He averaged more than a point per game with 41 points (15-26) in 37 contests. He also scored eight points (4-4) in 19 games with Ottawa.

Injury report

Forward Jim O’Brien and defenseman Danny New were full participants at practice on Monday after missing substantial time with injuries. O’Brien has missed the past 17 games and New has missed 22 straight with a hand injury.

Forwards Matt Peumpel and Shane Prince and defenseman Chris Wideman were not on the ice for practice. Puempel tied for the team lead with 30 goals and Chris Wideman was fourth among all AHL defenseman with 51 points (9-42). All three could still be available for Game 3 in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.

Defenseman Chris Wideman emerged as an offensive force in his second professional season, but an injury last week put his status into question for the playoffs.

Coach Luke Richardson said after the game the injury was not serious and he would sit for the final regular season game to rest, but nothing is certain until he gets back on the ice. He was on the ice at Thursday’s practice and looks to be ready to go for Game 1 on Friday against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Wideman finished fourth among all American Hockey League defenseman with 51 points (9-42) and was third among defensemen in power-play points (30).

He will be paired with Cody Ceci and it will be interesting to see if there are any lingering effects from the injury.

Here are a few other things to watch this weekend:

Who will play goalie for the Penguins? Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has a trio of quality goalies, although the B-Sens have seen success against each one. Jeff Deslauriers (0-0-2 record) stopped 66 of 76 shots over three games, Eric Hartzell (2-2-0) stopped 79 of 89 shots and Peter Mannino (1-1-0) stopped 37 of 43 shots.

Regular-season matchup leaders: Penguins forward Harry Zolnierczyk scored five points (3 goals, 2 assists) in seven games against the B-Sens in the regular season. Tom Kostopoulos added four points (1-3) in seven games and Spencer Machacek scored three goals in four games.

B-Sens goaltender Andrew Hammond played in five of the eight contests, finishing with a 4-1-0 record and a .919 save percentage. Mark Stone led the B-Sens against the Penguins with seven points (2-5) in three games. Teammates Jean-Gabriel Pageau (4-1 in four games) and Matt Puempel (4-1 in seven) finished with five points.

Numbers to think about. Binghamton held a 5-3 advantage in the eight regular-season meetings and outscored the Penguins, 27-21. W-B/Scranton, which led the AHL with 185 goals against, allowed almost 15 percent of their goals to the B-Sens.

Binghamton was the top scoring team in the league and tied a franchise record with 276 goals in 76 games. The B-Sens equaled that total in 80 games in the 2004-05 season.

The B-Sens have home-ice advantage to start the series and that will be an important factor based on the regular season. Binghamton scored only one goal in three of the four games in Wilkes-Barre, but it averaged more than five goals per game at home.

The Binghamton Senators only had 20 skaters and two goalies on the ice for practice Monday as they prepare for the Calder Cup Playoff opener on Friday against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Defenseman and captain Mark Borowiecki went through a full practice and was paired with his usual playing partner, Patrick Mullen. Borowiecki has missed the past seven games with an upper-body injury suffered against Norfolk on April 5.

Among the notable players not on the ice who would likely be on the ice if not for injury were Chris Wideman and Jim O’Brien. Wideman, who finished fourth among American Hockey League defensemen with 51 points (9 goals, 42 assists), was injured on Friday and missed the regular-season finale on Saturday, and O’Brien has been out the past 15 games.

Goaltenders Andrew Hammond and Scott Greenham were between the pipes. Hammond will start Game 1 on Friday.

Forward lines

Matt Puempel-Stephane Da Costa-Mark Stone

Shane Prince-Jean-Gabriel Pageau-Buddy Robinson

David Dziurzynski-Derek Grant-Cole Schneider

Wacey Hamilton-Ryan Dzingel-Garrett Thompson

Corey Cowick-Darren Kramer

Defensive pairings

Mark Borowiecki-Patrick Mullen

Fredrik Claesson-Alex Grant

Mike Sdao-Cody Ceci

Monday’s hour-long practice was fast-paced as the team skated hard through mostly full-ice drills. Jason Smith, a scouting and development consultant with the Ottawa Senators, was on the ice with the usual coaches.

The B-Sens went through meny 2-on-2 and 2-on-1 drills before finishing with some sprints around the ice. When asked about his team’s success in overtime this season (10-2 record in games decided in the overtime period), Puempel said it was conditioning and specifically mentioned the sprints the team does at the end of every practice.

Binghamton hosts Game 1 against the Penguins on Friday with Game 2 the following night. The series is a best-of-five.

The Binghamton Senators defeated the Norfolk Admirals, 4-2, to conclude the 2013-14 regular season on Saturday at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

The B-Sens (44-24-3-5, 96 points) ties the 2012-13 team for the third most points in franchise history. With 275 goals scored this season in 76 games, only the 2004-05 team scored more (276 in 80 games).

Andre Petersson, who was traded from the B-Sens to the Admirals in March, cut Binghamton’s lead to 3-1 with 10:42 remaining in the third period. The Admirals made it 3-2 with 1:59 to go.

Buddy Robinson scored an empty-netter.

SECOND PERIOD: It was an uneventful second period as the Binghamton Senators retained their 3-0 lead over the Norfolk Admirals.

The B-Sens lead in shots, 21-19.

FIRST PERIOD: The Binghamton Senators were fired up from their East Division-clinching victory on Friday and took a 3-0 lead over the Norfolk Admirals into the locker room after 20 minutes on Saturday.

Binghamton scored three times in a 136-second span midway through the first period to take control.

The B-Sens took a 1-0 lead 7:34 into the period on a goal by Buddy Robinson. Shane Prince had the puck at the point, paused to let his teammates get into the zone, and then fired a shot toward the net which Robinson tipped past goalie Igor Bobkov.

Matt Puempel then scored his team-leading 30th goal of the season 30 seconds later, scoring off a rebound from a shot by Cody Ceci. Ryan Dzingel then scored his second goal of the season with 10:10 left in the period to make it a three-goal lead.

The Binghamton Senators jumped to a 5-0 lead and held off a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton rally to win the East Division on Friday night. The B-Sens won 5-4.

Binghamton clinches the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference and will have home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

SECOND PERIOD: The B-Sens jumped to a 5-0 lead but the Penguins rallied back a little and trail 5-2 after 40 minutes on Friday.

The B-Sens made it 3-0 with a power-play goal 18 seconds into the second period after some nifty passing. Cole Schneider sent a pass from the left point boards to Mark Stone in the slot. Stone quickly slid the pass to his left to Pageau for the one-timer past Mannino.

David Dziurzynski finished off a 3-on-1 with 15:14 left in the second to give the B-Sens a 4-0 lead. Derek Grant had a nice centering feed on the goal.

Pageau finished off the hat trick 6:26 into the second, with Stone getting his third assist of the night.

Adam Payerl and the Penguins cut the lead to 5-1 with 13:14 left and then Bobby Farnham added a shorthanded goal seven minutes later to make it a three-goal game.

FIRST PERIOD: Shane Prince and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each scored and Andrew Hammond stopped 10 shots as the Binghamton Senators led Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 2-0, after 20 minutes on Friday at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

The B-Sens lead in shots, 12-10.

The B-Sens jumped to the quick lead 2:49 into the game. Buddy Robinson cycled the puck into the left corner of the offensive zone to Ryan Dzingel, who quickly fired a pass to the slot for Prince. The second-year pro beat Peter Mannino between the legs on a low shot.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau gave the B-Sens a 2-0 lead with 2:42 remaining in the first. Matt Puempel centered a pass to Mark Stone streaking through the slot, but Stone bobbled the puck. He settled it and sent a backhanded pass to Pageau in the high slot for the one-timer.

PREGAME: The Binghamton Senators and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins enter Friday night tied for first place in the East Division with exact 42-24-3-5 records. The B-Sens can clinch home-ice in the first round, the division title and the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference with a victory. … B-Sens scratches include goalies Chris Driedger, Nathan Lawson; defensemen Troy Rutkowski, Mark Borowiecki, Danny New, Ben Blood, and Tyler Eckford; and forwards Danny Hobbs, Garrett Thompson, Jim O’Brien, Stephane Da Costa, Vincent Dunn, Jakub Culek and Ludwig Karlsson.